Spec I, Art Design - Dept

Auburn; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD) seeks an Art Design Specialist to lead communications and marketing coordination and provide broad administrative support for the school's operations.

The successful candidate will assist with communications initiatives, special projects, and events supporting the school's academic, research, and outreach activities, while serving as a key contact for CADC Communications and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Communications, or related field.
• Substitution allowed for education: two years of relevant experience per year of education.

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary coordinator for communications and marketing requests from SIGD faculty and staff.
• Collects, reviews, and tracks communications requests with CADC Communications.
• Maintains the school's communications calendar and project schedules.
• Coordinates content collection, photography requests, and event details for communications initiatives.
• Monitors project statuses and documents workflows and processes.
• Creates marketing and communications materials following brand standards.
• Manages printing execution and approvals for school materials.
• Supports development, distribution, and maintenance of SIGD newsletters and lists.
• Coordinates and supports large-scale school events (Day of Design, Kaleidoscope, lecture series).
• Provides administrative support for building maintenance, catering, logistics, and general office tasks.
• Reconciles purchasing card transactions and processes travel vouchers.

Skills

Graphic design

Communications

Marketing

Event coordination

Administrative support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Communications, or related field

Job description

Overview

The School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD) seeks applicants for an Art Design Specialist to serve as the School's primary coordinator for communications and marketing activities and provide broad administrative support for school operations. This position plays an important role in providing administrative, communications, and event support to faculty, staff, students, and visitors while helping ensure the efficient operation of the school office.

The successful candidate will assist with a variety of office functions, communications initiatives, special projects, and events that support the school's academic, research, and outreach activities.

About The School Of Industrial And Graphic Design (SIGD)

SIGD is situated within Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC), an interdisciplinary environment that brings together architecture, landscape architecture, environmental design, building science, industrial design, and graphic design. The school supports design education that is experimental, research-driven, practice-informed, and engaged with contemporary social, environmental, and technological questions—and shares a culture of making, inquiry, and public engagement with other disciplines across the college. The SIGD office supports faculty, staff, and students through a wide range of administrative, communications, and event-related functions. This position provides professional office support assisting with day-to-day operations, communications efforts, meetings, and special events. The role serves as an important point of contact for the CADC Communication team and external constituents and contributes to a collaborative environment within the school.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary point of contact for communications and marketing requests from SIGD faculty and staff.
• Collects, reviews, organizes, and tracks communication requests through working with the CADC Communication team.
• Maintains communication project schedules and coordinates the school's communications calendar.
• Coordinates information gathering, content collection, photography requests, event details, and supporting materials needed for communication initiatives.
• Monitors project statuses and communicates workflows, request processes, and related documentation.
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of communications requests processes, workflows, and documentation.
• Creates and produces marketing and communications materials for school programs, events, presentations and initiatives using established brand standards to layout requests within templates provided by CADC Communications.
• Manages printing execution of school materials and associated required approvals.
• Supports the development, distribution, and maintenance of SIGD newsletters and subscriber lists.
• Coordinates and supports large-scale school events, including Day of Design, Kaleidoscope, annual lecture series, and other special programs.
• Provides administrative support for school operations, including submitting building maintenance work orders, coordinating catering and logistics for meetings and events, and assisting with general office functions.
• Reconciles purchasing card transactions and related documentation for SIGD cardholders.
• Processes travel voucher documentation for faculty and students.
• Serves as a welcoming point of contact for faculty, staff, students, and visitors, providing exceptional customer service and administrative support.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Communications, or related field.

Substitution allowed for education: candidate may apply additional relevant experience toward the education requirement, at a rate of two (2) years relevant experience per year of required education.

Typical salaries are between $46,370 - $52,990

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in graphic design, communications, marketing, event coordination, or administrative support, preferably in a higher education setting.
• Experience working with brand standards, guidelines, templates, and communication workflows.
• Familiarity with digital newsletter platforms, social media platforms, and basic website content management systems.
• Experience with purchasing card reconciliation, travel documentation, or other university financial processes.

Contract Type

Continuing

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